this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: part of a damn well has collapsed after days of torrential rain in whaley bridge, in derbyshire, with warnings of severe danger to life. the police stopped me and said you cannot go into the village. i said me and said you cannot go into the village. isaid but me and said you cannot go into the village. i said but i am a resident, you know, i need to go into get home. and he said no. isaid, well, my partner is at home with the dog. he said ring him and just tell him to get out. this was the dam yesterday evening. a torrent of as the todd brooke reservoir ove rflowed. the todd brooke reservoir overflowed. the bank of england cuts its forecast for uk growth over the next two years, and warns that no deal brexit would hit the economy even harder. polls have closed and counting is under way in the by

election to elect a new member of parliament. my mother is convicted of murdering her two young daughters, aged three and 18 months. also the number of plastic bags being used since the 5p charge was introduced in 2015 has decreased by 90%. introduced in 2015 has decreased by 9096. steve smith just going. .. introduced in 2015 has decreased by 9096. steve smithjust going... on the first day of the ashes series, heroics from captain steve smith rescue australia from the first innings collapse and put england on the back foot. and at 11:30 p.m., we will be taking another look at the papers with our reviewers.

good evening. more than 6000 people have been urged to leave their homes in the town of wakely bridge in derbyshire after heavy rain caused a pa rt derbyshire after heavy rain caused a part of the nearby dam to collapse. residents have been gathered at a local school, amid fears that the dam could burst, causing waterfrom the toddbrook reservoir to engulf the toddbrook reservoir to engulf the town. the environment agency has warned that there is a danger to life. a small number of properties in this village and a nearby town have also been evacuated. while flood runnings remain in place tonight across several parts of northern england, following another day of heavy rain in some areas. our correspondent reports from whaley bridge. in an emergency, a comforting hand. reassurance for those in disbelief at being displaced. the whole

community affected, with little time to think. just an urgency to get to safety as quickly as possible. this is the danger they are running from. the dam which has protected their town for nearly 200 years. tonight, dangerously close to collapsing. whaley bridge now looks like a ghost town. people asked to leave their homes and businesses and get out of the area. i finished my shift at 2pm, drove back down to whaley bridge to go home. the police stopped me and said you cannot go into the village. i said but i am a resident. you know, i need to get in to get home. and he said no. i said well, my partner is at home with the dog, he said just ring him and tell him to get out. if something happens to the dam, we're getting wet. here is the reason. intense rain

yesterday caused a torrent of water to overflow the dam. damage was caused to its concrete panels, and today, fears grew that the whole structure may not hold. sandbags have been put along the top of the reservoir to try to stop it overflowing again. the pumps are just in the village now, and they are going up the hill to be installed to start reducing the flow. but there is also diversions up flow. but there is also diversions up at the top to avoid further water going into the reservoir. and as you know, there is a severe weather warning this evening, so we're all working flat to try and ensure that we can avert any crises. the emergency services have set up a command centre in nearby chapel on the frith, and accommodation has been offered to thousands of people who are preparing to spend the night away from home. and the police have taken over evacuating away from home. and the police have ta ken over evacuating whaley away from home. and the police have taken over evacuating whaley bridge, and done an absolutely superb job.

there's about 85% of the people out already. there's obviously one or two people that don't want to leave, who are refusing to leave, so — but we know where there are —— they are if there is a problem. there is relief that everyone has been contacted and given the chance to get away, but anxiety as well as the rain continues to evolve, and the realisation that a local beauty spot suddenly poses a real mortal danger. 0ur correspondence sent us this update from whaley bridge earlier. there is a really eerie feeling in whaley bridge tonight, because as you have heard it is like a ghost town. all 6500 residents have been evacuated after that threat to life warning was issued by the environment agency earlier today. now, the toddbrook reservoir, which we have been talking about, is about

a ten minute walk from here. now, if that reservoir was to go, it would have a catastrophic effect on this small derbyshire community. 1.2 million tons of water would come crashing down into the town. now, the rivers and canals trust, which owns the reservoir, says that that breach is a real possibility. now crews, emergency crews, have been here all day. they are going to stay throughout the night to just try and pump away as much of the water as they possibly can. but as we have heard, there has been heavy rain all day. it is going to rain again tonight. hereford and nottingham crews have also come to join in the effort, but i have been speaking to local people, police and the environment agency, and there is a real fear here environment agency, and there is a realfear here in environment agency, and there is a real fear here in the town tonight something dreadful could be happening. earlier i spoke to a whaley bridge resident who lives next to toddbrook reservoir, just above it. she described how the community has responded to the flooding. we area we are a big community here, lots of people already on the facebook page

have posted comments asking to list places to go if people are stuck. so we have all come together, even though it is a bit of a crisis. how quickly do things develop, to get to sort of this crisis point? it felt quick, because we—i go into the park every morning to take the dog for a walk and we didn't, because yesterday i posted lots of pictures of the dam. it wasn't broken but it was blowing quite fast. so we thought perhaps it just was blowing quite fast. so we thought perhaps itjust might be quite muddy, quite drenched, not exactly flooded this morning. so we didn't go down. we quite quickly came up. we are quite a close community, we have lots of facebook pages for the local businesses. they also, when they had to leave, when

they had to go at lunchtime, they started closing down the businesses and any non—essential people who didn't live in the village left. and so didn't live in the village left. and so it feels quite sudden, but to be honest, it's really just so it feels quite sudden, but to be honest, it's reallyjust been throughout the day. i'm not sure exactly when the dam started to break down. i believe it was this morning. yesterday it was just very wet, today it has been dry during the day, so it seemed almost a shock. are you being told, then, about how long it is going to take before things get back to normal? any indications from the police or the weather services? we have just been told prepare for possibly a few days. we have seen ambulance and police car and fire engine after fire engine screaming down the road also obviously they are trying to make sure everything is safe. if you go outside you can't hear anything because there is no traffic anywhere near, obviously. we have no idea when the village will be back in action. i don't think it is anybody cosmic fault, for that, we just action. i don't think it is anybody cosmic fault, for that, wejust need to wait to find out what is going to happen with the rainfall. but at the minute we have no idea when everything will be back to normal, when the shops will be open again, we have no idea. and toddbrook reservoir itself, has there ever been any concerns regarding something like this, or does the area have a history of flooding?” mean, we are the people that sit and watch the terrible news about other flooded areas and say... count our

blessings that we don't live in an area that floods. so i've lived here for 15 years, my family have lived around here all their lives, and we've never, ever seen around here all their lives, and we've never, ever seen anything like this. and so there was no massive indication. people ask, living near a reservoir, have we ever worry before? i have never seen anything like this, especially in summer. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morrell has been looking into the dam itself and has been finding out why it is so weak. it was built in 1831, and it is a clay field construction that we simply don't build today. the region has had a month's worth of rain in a week, and it has been funnelled into the reservoir from the peaks and the moors. it can hold 1 million cubic metres of water, and there are safety mechanisms to get rid of the excess, like this concrete spillway, which allows water to escape safely. but you can clearly see part of this

has collapsed, and one possibility is that the water is pushing through from underneath, cracking the concrete slabs. the soil is exposed. you can clearly see it, and the problem is the damages near the top of the dam, and they would be a major problem if it started spill over. these sandbags have been placed here as an extra precaution. the key thing now, though, is to lower the water in the reservoir through channels that divert it away and plug the valves that drain it quickly. but the weather in the coming hours will be critical. if the dam does hold, it can be repaired, but this can take months. the bank of england has cut its growth forecast for the next two yea rs growth forecast for the next two years and warned that if the uk leaves the eu without a deal, the economy will be hit harder and the pound could drop further. but the bank's governor did say the jobs market and wages remain strong. it came as the chancellor pledged over £2 billion extra for no deal

preparations. 0ur economics editor reports. precision mapping is something that is not at all easy across the economy right now. and geo survey instruments, a huddersfield family firm that rents out this kit to construction industry, explains why no—one can see too clearly ahead. this business has great potential, and we are wary to invest too much into it, in case we've taken more than we can deal with. i think, if there was more knowledge about exactly what would happen with brexit, that would help me. christina also says she can no longer absorb the sharp falls in the pound, and will have to raise prices — a now—familiar picture for the bank of england. the governor presented a mixed assessment at its quarterly health check. the brexit fog meaning base rates could go in any direction.

it is not as simple as saying that, in the event of no—deal, there's just one path that monetary policy could take, because no—deal would, very unusually for an economic shock, be an instantaneous shock not just to demand, which is what everybody is used to seeing, but a shock to supply. the bank believes that business investment has been held back by a slowing in global growth, one—off brexit factors such as car factory shutdowns, and the rising chance of a no—deal brexit. the economy grew by 0.5% in the first three months of this year, boosted by stockpiling. then it was expected to be 0.2% growth for the next three months, but the bank now thinks that that will be zero. the current prediction by the bank for the third quarter of 0.3%, if correct, would make it the slowest six months for the economy since the financial crash. that assumes that, with a brexit deal, the ukjust avoids a recession, but the bank says

the chances of one are now at the highest since the eu referendum. you could almost sense the frustration from governor carney that, just at the moment when things were looking a little brighter, when some of the decades—long clouds from the financial crisis were finally beginning to lift, with record employment and rising pay packets, that new ones have arrived, weighing down the economy and sterling. and the polite message to the new residents at number ten and number 11 — the way to banish these new clouds is not no—deal brexit, do—or—die. the new chancellor of the exchequer, visiting tilbury docks with the home secretary, has made £2 billion available, in addition to the existing £4 billion, to ports, customs and for emergency ferry capacity, to help prepare for leaving the eu without a deal. since i've arrived at the treasury, i have turbo—charged our

preparations, both at the treasury and helping across government, to prepare for no—deal. some have argued the certainty of no—deal can clear the way on the economy. governor carney says that is wrong, and is preparing his own technical assessment for next month. faisal islam, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to mark rycroft, the chief food and drink federation. thanks tim rycroft. we said the impacts of brexit would fall hard on brexit. shelflife, also specialist checks. partially because tariffs for food & drink tend to be higher for food & drink tend to be higher for manufactured goods and we have a number of areas where were are in regulatory alignment with the eu on

standards where it's not clear how that would pan out in the event of no deal so the bank of england's forecast today i don't think comes as any surprise. we've been sang consistently for some time that in no deal brexit would be a catastrophic event for the food & drink set. nothing has changed our mind on that. today's announcement, i would rather the government put more time and effort in securing a deal than trying to put a worse part. do people understand in the first of november what would happen? in the event of no deal? no there some things that would happen, but things that are harder to know is what would happen on the other side of the china —— channel. but the indications are the eu will enforce the border strip b which means we

will expect a lot of lorries will get stop and check the paperwork and we know that industry is not yet ready to get that paperwork, not enough businesses have registered to get the right paperwork and that means clogging up the ports on the lorries that get stopped on the other side of the channel can't really co m e other side of the channel can't really come back with our imports and very quickly, that will turn into selective shortages of food on supermarket shelves. that was tim rycroft of the food and drink federation. chris davis lost his seatin federation. chris davis lost his seat in a recall petition by his constituents. if the tories lose the seat, boris johnson's constituents. if the tories lose the seat, borisjohnson's majority in the commons will be cut to one. jonathan blake joins us the commons will be cut to one. jonathan blakejoins us now from bracken. borisjohnson jonathan blakejoins us now from bracken. boris johnson hoping jonathan blakejoins us now from bracken. borisjohnson hoping the boris bounce will work magic for him. how critical is it? it's an

important test boris johnson, him. how critical is it? it's an important test borisjohnson, the new prime minister, this early his time in number10 new prime minister, this early his time in number 10 downing street. if the tories lose this by—election, it's not a good look for him and despite what you are saying about chris davies being recalled in those signatures against him, he was reselected as the conservative party candidate to fight the seat and he does have a solid support base being a local man in this constituency, in this rural part of mid wales. about the majority, it's not necessarily a huge deal. if it's cut one, it will make doris johnson's huge deal. if it's cut one, it will make dorisjohnson's life a bit more difficult than it already is in trying to get anything done but it's already very difficult so perhaps more symbolic than anything else, although the tories will be looking to hang onto the seat tonight,

counting has been under way forjust underan hourorso and counting has been under way forjust under an hour or so and this early in the evening, it's incredibly difficult to tell anything in terms of the likely result but we do expect a relatively high turnout in this constituency. it's usually higher than the national average and a two horse race between the conservatives and the liberal democrats who do stand something of a good chance of particularly picking up votes from remain supporting constituents here because the greens and plaid cymru, the other parties on the natural side of remain have agreed not to stand. a long night ahead at the royal agricultural showground. but the conservative party and liberal democrats here tonight campaign on the ground and are being very careful to manage expect patients and sounded confident but not complacent as you might expect. jonathan, thank you. ajury has

found a woman guilty of murdering her two young daughters. 23—year—old louise porten from rugby killed her two daughters last year. cctv footage showing three—year—old lexi on the left and 17—month—old scarlett, returning home with their mother early last year. she's 23—year—old louise porton, a former model from warwickshire whose selfishness led to the unimaginable. the murder of her two girls, just weeks apart. first it was lexi, who'd been taken to hospital on two occasions before. 0n the 2nd january last year, louise porton called 111, telling them lexi had stopped breathing. she was kept in hospital overnight. two days later, she called 999 to say lexi had stopped breathing again. paramedics attended the address, revived her and took her to hospital.

she was kept in but on the 8th january, lexi was discharged from hospital and returned home. a week later, another 999 call was made, and this time the emergency services found lexi dead. ambulance service, is the patient breathing? no. they‘ re not breathing? no. 0k, and who is it we're talking about? lexi, she's three. she's three? during the trial, witnesses told the jury that porton seemed like an unloving mother who did whatever she could not to have her children. she had an incredibly active social life and her daughters interfered with what she wanted to do and with whom she wanted to do it with. 18 days after lexi's death, scarlett was also murdered. when the verdict was handed down, porton blinked before sitting down and covering herface with her hand.

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham crown court. a sixth person has died after eating three packaged sandwiches and salads linked to a lick stereo out make it to uk hospitals. patient —— listeria. a total of nine people being treated at eight different hospitals became ill after eating contaminated food. police in madagascar are trying to find the body of a cambridge university student who fell to her death from a small plane while in midair. alana cutland, 19 from milton keynes, is believed to have open the door of the plane midair. three people were taken to hospital after scaffolding collapsed on a building site in reading. none of their injuries are serious. structure came down just after a quarter past 11 this

morning. firefighters looked to see if anyone else was trapped under the rubble. the sale of single—use plastic bags in england has fallen dramatically since a 5p charge was introduced four years ago. government figures suggest the biggest retailers sold 90% fewer plastic bags than in 2015. in the last year alone, there has been a 4796 last year alone, there has been a 47% decrease meaning the average person now uses just ten single—use bags a year compared to 140 just five years ago. earlier, i spoke to catherine conway, a campaigner who advises supermarkets. i started by asking her to her reaction to the success of the plastic bag charge. campaigners like myself expected this to happen. we knew the british public was happy to use the plastic

bags they had at home. we just needed that little tax on it to get people to change their behaviour. why do you think it's taken so long for that change in behaviour. the supermarkets lobbied quite hard against it. it meant that people goodbye lots of things not have to think about it. convenience has become watchword for everything. it helps people get in and buy out more products supports their businesses but since blue planet, we now understand people are ready for change. what would customers like to see next? will it take something like tax or a complete and by the government to really make this idea of plastic free single—use disappear. it's going to be a combination of consumers saying how they want to shop... we all stand

over the been with all of the stuff in our hands thinking, i should be doing something with it i don't want this. we need to give them choice. what choices are out there? was trying to balance the consumer experience? if you want to be a zero waste shopper and create no waste, at the minute, all you can do is ta ke at the minute, all you can do is take your own containers to various shops unlock some of them will build them up. a lot of independent stores will have always put wings in your own container but now the supermarkets have cottoned on to this and there are a lot more offers, whether it's the deli counter or recent supermarket trials which are really encouraging people to bring their own containers for everything. what has the uptake been? there needs to be an incentive but if you are a busy mum or dad and shopping at the end of the day, people still forget to bring their reusable bags out of the car. the intention is there but it's the

convenience. compute expect consumersjust convenience. compute expect consumers just saying, i convenience. compute expect consumersjust saying, i can't convenience. compute expect consumers just saying, i can't be bothered. i've been doing this for 12 years and everyone says it's far too niche, the mainstream will never do it in the first week we did that trial, the supermarket was full of normal looking people saying i brought my own containers. they may not remember every single time but evenif not remember every single time but even if they switched out 50% reusable ‘s, it would see a massive reduction in single—use packaging. north korea has fired two unidentified short—range projectiles. south korean officials have reported in the country's third weapons have reported in the country's third wea po ns test have reported in the country's third weapons test in just over a week. projectiles were launched from an area on the country ‘s eastern coast. the launch are seen as a reaction to planned military exercises between south korea and the us due later this month. saudi arabia has announced a new law that will allow women to travel abroad without a mail guardian's emission, ending a restriction that has been a

symbol of the country's ultraconservative rule. the new rule says saudi women over the age of 21 will be able to apply for a passport and travel outside the country and will also be able to register divorce, debts and births, a right previously restricted solely to men. an 11—year—old from halstead nsx has become a bmx world champion. she started riding a bike when she was just too and last week she became world champion and her ambition, to compete for great britain in the 0lympics. freya challis is used to leading from the front. in her age category, she is simply unbeatable. the 11—year—old has returned from the bmx world championships in belgium

where she won all the heats at her knockout round on the way to glory. we first met when she was five and we knew she was something special, especially among the female writers, there was a level of technical ability and desire you don't see often. despite a rage, they are is no stranger to the world stage and victories were made sweeter by previous disappointments.” victories were made sweeter by previous disappointments. i crashed a couple of times at the european grounds but it may become back stronger. it was really hot at the end of my semi. i thought i was going to faint and i had a whole bottle of water poured over me but after that, in the pens and in the final, ijust knew that i was ready andi final, ijust knew that i was ready and ijust final, ijust knew that i was ready and i just wanted final, ijust knew that i was ready and ijust wanted to get it done. she is very driven in herself and she just loves being on a bike stop she just loves being on a bike stop she must've started riding a bike when she was to say she was naturally mysterious, climbing trees and ona naturally mysterious, climbing trees and on a bike and she isjust that

sort of way inclined. bmx racing became an olympic sport in 2008, the year freia challis was born. the ultimate aim is to compete at the 2028 games so she has a few important years ahead. just finish primary school, going into secondary soi primary school, going into secondary so i don't know how i'm going to handle going with the homework and biking soi handle going with the homework and biking so i will see. ok, are you ready for one final lap? let's do it. melissa rudd, bbc look east in braintree. friday and saturday should see dry weather across the country as showers fade. probably briefly. rainfall in the last week, here in the staffordshire moors, significantly above average rainfall which is why there has been localised flooding. friday, this tentative ridge of high pressure, low pressure taking a lot of the

showers away but we are not com pletely showers away but we are not completely dry on friday. while it may well start dry, it could be sunny ina may well start dry, it could be sunny in a lot of places and we will see cloud building again. as you could see, some showers. these are very hit and miss. a lot of places very hit and miss. a lot of places very dry. temperatures in the range of around 21— 25 degrees. any showers that do form will still be hanging around as the sun begins to go down but most places will end the day on a dry note. let's head into the weekend. we're looking at another area of low pressure. this will be with for quite some time and is only slowly moving in from the atlantic. pushing ahead those weather fronts. that one there will abide towards the south—west of northern ireland very late in the day. had of it, some spells of sunshine. a lot of eastern areas likely to be dry. those temperatures not really changing very much, 22—

25 degrees. it is during the second half of the weekend we have somewhere to whether heading our way is that low pressure just gets a little bit closer in this weather fronts could be a little more at for a while and bring someone to whether across northern and western parts of the uk. some of the heaviest rain extending up towards scotland. rain could be heavy and thundery. the air is getting quite warm and humid. temperatures may get deeply to 27 or 28 degrees. remember, we got that big area of low pressure on the scene, certainly moving large for the start of the new week and those complicate things as well. longer spells of rain around. very difficult to get the detail right, the wettest weather across scotland and northern ireland. no better than 23 or 24 degrees. as we head into

tuesday, with pretty much got